Deno AlternativesRuntime Environments and other similar apps like Deno

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   Node.js

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   Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications.

   27 Node.js alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Chrome OS
   • BSD
   • Self-Hosted

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by David Christian · Sep 10, 2026

   Boring in the best way. The ecosystem does what I need without ceremony, and it has never broken under me mid-project.

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   • Node.js is Free and Open SourceDeno is Freemium and Open Source
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   Bun

    22 likes

   Incredibly fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, transpiler and package manager – all in one.

   10 Bun alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Package Manager
   • Runtime Environment

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Self-Hosted
   • JavaScript
   • Typescript

   

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   Nub

    4 likes

   Nub is a TypeScript-first toolkit for Node.js: run TypeScript files on stock Node, a faster npm run, a pnpm-compatible package manager, and a built-in Node version manager. No lock-in.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Package Manager
   • Runtime Environment

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Homebrew
   • Nix Package Manager
   • JavaScript
   • Typescript
   • npm

   

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   ASP.NET

    33 likes

   Asp.net is an open source server-side Web application framework designed for Web development to produce dynamic Web pages, web sites, apps and services with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. You can also create Web APIs, mobile sites, use real-time technologies like Web Sockets and more!

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • United States

   

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   Hack

    13 likes

   Hack is a programming language for HHVM that interoperates seamlessly with PHP. Hack reconciles the fast development cycle of PHP with the discipline provided by static typing, while adding many features commonly found in other modern programming languages.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Programming Language

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

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   Ant JS

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   Ant is a lightweight, high-performance JavaScript runtime built from scratch. It runs real npm packages, starts instantly and ships as a portable 9 MB binary.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • JavaScript

   • United States

   

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   jiti

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   Runtime TypeScript and ESM support for Node.js.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Runtime Environment

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted
   • JavaScript
   • Typescript

   

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    NoPrint.js

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    NoPrint.js is a small and neat open source JS library that disables print, screenshot, copy and paste functions in HTML. You can also enable the AutoBlur option to let the content turn to blur once the mouse leaves the webpage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online

    

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